The Mondovi City Council hass approved allowing the police chief to purchase two traffic cameras that would have the ability to scan license plates. Mondovi Mayor Brady Weiss says the cameras would notify authorities if a license plate showed up related to a crime. Some council members were concerned about abuse of the cameras and wanted some type of official policy in place before they are installed. The cameras would be installed on the east side of Mondovi along Hwy 10.
A Blair teenager was injured after a pursit in Osseo on Sunday. According to Osseo Police, 18yr old Zachary Nitek of Blair nearly hit an Osseo Police Squad at 7th and Main Str4eet after running a stop sign. Nitek fled south on Hwy 53 at speeds up to 125mph but crashed at the intersection of Hwy 53 and Torpen Road. Nitek suffered minor injuries and has been referred to the Trempealeau County District Attorney's Office for charges of Knowingly Fleeing an Officer, reckless driving, and OWI.
A Menomonie man is facing two felonies after health officials say another man nearly died after being attacked. According to Menomonie Police, officers were called to an apartment where they found a man covered in blood and going in and out of consciousness. After taking the man to the hospital, he told authorities that Juan Hernandez-Roque attacked him after he was unable to buy him a beer because he was under 21. Doctors told police the man would have died if he had not received medical attention. Hernandez-Roque has been charged with felony mayhem and aggravated battery and is being held on a $50,000 bond.
Motorists traveling between Nelson and Wabasha are encouraged to plan for delays as the Wisconsin Department of Transportation continues replacing the pavement on Hwy 25 between the two communities. While Hwy 25 is not closed it has been reduced to one lane and traffic is being controlled by sets of stoplights. There have been long delays over the last few days.
A longtime conservationist in the Durand area has passed away. Rick Wayne died on Friday after a long battle with cancer. Wayne was involved in introducing children to conservation and nature and helped kids build birdhouses during area events like the Pepin County Dairy Breakfast. To honor Wayne, the Pepin County Land Conservation Committee approved the Rick Wayne Annual Conservation Kids Award which will be awarded to two children each year for their conservation efforts in Pepin County. Funeral Services for Wayne will be Monday, Sept 18 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Lima with visitation this Sunday from 4-7pm at Rhiel Funeral Home.
A Rochester man sustained life-threatening injuries after his motorcycle crashed Saturday in Wabasha County. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 30-year-old Andrew Knudson of Rochester was traveling westbound on Hwy 60 on his motorcycle when it crashed at County Road 13, in West Albany Township. Authorities said Knudson suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance to Mayo Clinic Saint Marys. The State Patrol said alcohol was not involved.
A state Senate committee votes against reappointing Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe. Monday’s 3-1 paper ballot vote could send the issue to the full Senate later this week. Two Republicans on the committee - Senators Dan Feyen and Romaine Quinn - cited Wolfe’s absence from a recent public hearing in voting to oppose her. Committee chair Dan Knodl also voted no. Democrat Mark Spreitzer voted in support of Wolfe and said her nomination was not properly before the committee. Western Wisconsin Democrat Jeff Smith cited that as his reason for not voting. Again, even if the full Senate votes to remove Wolfe, she’ll likely remain on the job pending legal challenges.
Democrats at the Wisconsin Capitol have a plan that would push-back on school choice in the state. A number of Democrats will hold a news conference today to introduce legislation they say will "reinvest in public schools, and push back against the school privatization movement." Wisconsin Republicans secured a large funding increase for choice schools in the new state budget. Democrats at the Capitol have for years said choice schools take money away from traditional public schools, but supporters say choice schools simply give parents and students other options.
Permanent rules for future wolf hunts in Wisconsin will be up for a hearing today. The Department of Natural Resources is holding an online public hearing to go over rules that were released last fall. Those proposed rules would get rid of static population number quotas in favor of the more relaxed goal plans that are in place for other hunts, like deer and elk. The rules would also eliminate an over 20 year old plan that capped the wolf population at 350 animals, require wolves be hunted in specific zones the same way deer are, and require that registrations be completed within 8 hours.
The I-R-S is not ready to let go of 11-point-five-million dollars it may owe the Mayo Clinic. The tax agency has been fighting a seven-year battle with the clinic over taxes that were paid on real estate revenue. The case has been dismissed twice by a U.S. District Court judge, but the I-R-S filed an appeal of the latest ruling earlier this month. The agency claims the clinic doesn't qualify for a tax break on the revenue because it runs a hospital network alongside its activities as an educational institution.
A new poll shows most people in Milwaukee County don't want to spend taxpayer dollars on the Brewers' ballpark. The poll, from the nonprofit Milwaukee Works, was shared yesterday on UPFRONT. It says 56 percent of people in the county don't want to see taxpayers cover the cost of renovations and upkeep at American Family Field. However that thinking changed when pollsters asked if people would be supportive of using state money. About 60 percent of the people who oppose using taxpayer dollars on the ballpark say they'd be open to the idea if it wasn't just Milwaukee County paying for the stadium. The current plan is to use tax money paid by the ballplayers to cover the 400 million-dollars that the stadium district needs to keep American Family Field up to snuff going forward.
A fine of nearly $200,000 is imposed on a Northern Wisconsin sawmill. Florence Hardwoods agreed to pay that fine last week after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation into the death of a 16-year-old worker there this summer. Michael Schuls was pinned by machinery at the sawmill in late June. According to the investigation, Schuls wasn’t directly supervised when he tried to clear a jam in a wood stacking machine at the sawmill. Schuls suffered injuries that led to his death when the conveyor belt he was standing on moved. Investigators also learned that three children, ages 15 and 16, also suffered injuries at Florence Hardwoods in between late 2021 and March of this year, with one of the children injured on two separate occasions.
Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to take the first step toward making it harder to increase taxes in the state this week. The State Assembly is scheduled to vote on a constitutional amendment that would require a two-thirds majority vote in the legislature in order to raise taxes. The idea is to stop the governor, and governors in the future, from being able to raise taxes on their own. Republicans support the plan, Democrats don't. The amendment will have to pass the legislature this year, and again next year, before voters can have their say in 2024.
A southern Minnesota meat processing plant will pay a 300-thousand-dollar penalty for violating state child labor regulations. The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced the fine against Tony Downs Food Company in Madelia late last week. An investigation found the company employed at least eight children between 14 and 17-years-old to operate meat processing equipment. State law bars young people from operating hazardous equipment like the meat grinders used at the plant. The company has agreed to hire a third party to bring its operation into compliance with state law.
The state of Wisconsin needs help in finding red pine seeds. The state's Department of Natural Resources says it's used most of its seeds and saplings to help reforest the state. Now, the DNR is looking to see what you have. The DNR's Jeremiah Auer says the past few years have not produced a great crop of red pine cones, which is why the state is asking for help. Auer says they want red pine cones at the mature stage where the color has just turned brown. Those cones are most plentiful at this time of year. The DNR is paying for the cones as well. Wisconsin is offering 125 dollars per-bushel of red pine cones this fall.
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